AADR vs AFSM

AADR is an ETF, whereas AFSM is a mutual fund. AADR has a higher expense ratio than AFSM (1.1% vs 0.75%). Below is the comparison between AADR and AFSM.

	AADR	AFSM
Security Type	ETF	Mutual fund
Segment	Equity: Global Ex-U.S. - Total Market Growth	N/A
Issuer	AdvisorShares	First Trust
Net Assets	$69.25M	$1.8M
Expense Ratio	1.10%	0.75%
Management Style	passive (index-based)	passive
Dividend Yield	0.68%	0.61%
Minimum Investment	N/A	N/A
YTD Return	6.98%	-0.11%
1-Year Return	15.26%	N/A
3-Year Return	1.04%	N/A
5-Year Return	8.44%	N/A
10-Year Return	7.90%	N/A

AADR description

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation above international benchmarks such as the MSCI EAFE Index and the BNY Mellon Classic ADR Index. The Fund selects a portfolio of U.S. traded securities of non-U.S. organizations, most often American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), included in the BNY Mellon Classic ADR Index.

AADR performance & returns

YTD Return	6.98%
1-Month Return	-0.31%
3-Month Return	1.75%
1-Year Return	15.26%
3-Year Return	1.04%
5-Year Return	8.44%
10-Year Return	7.90%

AADR expense ratio is 1.1%.

AADR holdings

Top 10 Holdings (46.22% of Total Assets)

Name	Symbol	% Assets
MercadoLibre Inc	MELI.SA	5.89%
argenx SE ADR	ARGX	5.63%
NICE Ltd ADR	NICE	5.45%
Gold Fields Ltd ADR	GFI.JO	5.07%
Galapagos NV ADR	GLPG	4.76%
Anglogold Ashanti Ltd ADR	AU.JO	4.67%
ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc ADR	ZTO	4.27%
TAL Education Group ADR	TAL	3.75%
ASML Holding NV ADR	ASML	3.67%
AstraZeneca PLC ADR	AZN.L	3.06%

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AFSM description

The Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation. The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in US-listed equity securities issued by companies whose market capitalization is between a minimum of $250 million and the maximum market capitalization of a widely recognized index of small cap companies.

AFSM performance & returns

YTD Return	-0.11%
1-Month Return	6.68%
3-Month Return	11.34%
1-Year Return	N/A
3-Year Return	N/A
5-Year Return	N/A
10-Year Return	N/A

AFSM expense ratio is 0.75%.

AFSM holdings

Top 10 Holdings (10.00% of Total Assets)

Name	Symbol	% Assets
Generac Holdings Inc	GNRC	1.38%
LHC Group Inc	LHCG	1.18%
Teladoc Health Inc	TDOC	1.12%
Hibbett Sports Inc	HIBB	1.07%
Quidel Corp	QDEL	0.98%
Amedisys Inc	AMED	0.92%
Kinsale Capital Group Inc	KNSL	0.85%
iRhythm Technologies Inc	IRTC	0.85%
Plexus Corp	PLXS	0.83%
TopBuild Corp	BLD	0.82%

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